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Senior Software Engineer

Category LabsLayer-1 Blockchain company
New York, United States$250K - Not specifiedSenior
Software Engineering
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About the role

Research, design, and build core improvements to the blockchain protocol.

  • We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer to research, design, and build core improvements to the blockchain protocol.
  • Key Responsibilities Research, design, and build core improvements to the consensus mechanism, gossip protocol, state synchronization algorithm, leader election protocol, etc.
  • Devise experiments to test worst-case scenarios, and iterate on your design based on the results Design components while taking into account the behavior of other blockchain systems such as rollups, bridges, or staking systems Build performant system components from scratch in Rust Requirements At least 5 years of software engineering experience in Rust, C++, or C Significant experience building performant systems from scratch, such as databases, device drivers, or embedded systems Excellent instincts for software architecture, memory management, and performance optimization/profiling tools Bachelor's in Computer Science or equivalent Value communication and collaboration

Tech stack

RustC++CDockerKubernetesCI/CDGitLinuxJiraConfluencePostmanREST APIgRPCWebSocketsRabbitMQCelerySidekiqNotionSlackAsanaLinearMonday.comAirtableExcelPowerPointGoogle AnalyticsGA4Looker StudioWorkdayGreenhouse

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Tech:Rust, C++, C, Docker, Kubernetes
Level:Senior